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Open source rival takes on Google Maps
...creating a free open source wiki-style map of the planet. The OpenStreetMap (OSM) mapping data is collected by volunteers using GPS devices to record... Read more
Nov 13, 2006
silicon.com > Management > Public Sector
Photos: "Citizen cartographers" mapping the planet
...with the likes of Google Maps and Ordnance survey. Here's an OpenStreetMap map of the village of Oakham in Rutland. Coast said: "We can... Read more
Nov 13, 2006
silicon.com > Technology > Networks
Ordnance Survey opens up mapping code
...recently acquired by Microsoft. Steve Coast, founder of open source mapping group OpenStreetMap said the OS's OpenSpace project represents "one of the most significant... Read more
Dec 14, 2007
silicon.com > Management > CIO Insights
Photos of the month - November 2006
OpenStreetMap started two years ago and is aiming to take on the likes... Read more
Nov 27, 2006
silicon.com > Management > Public Sector
Ordnance Survey mash-up takes on Google Maps
...from the likes of Google, other organisations such as the open source OpenStreetMap - which is using volunteers with GPS devices to create a digital map... Read more
Nov 2, 2006
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